Christopher W. Young

Christopher William Young (1826-1882) was a Brigadier-General of the US Army during the American Civil War.

Biography
Christopher William Young was born in Watertown, New York in 1826, and he served in the US Army during the Mexican-American War. Young was known to be a "toady", a reason why his superior officers admired him, and he commanded a regiment of New York infantry during the American Civil War.